tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109 greghousesgf greghousesgf 2026-04-29T16:51:01Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1518661 2026-04-29T16:51:01Z 2026-04-29T16:51:01Z Positive Black Soul public 9 Getting ready to go to Texas tomorrow, I just hope I don't fuck up and miss the plane.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1518661" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1518554 2026-04-28T19:09:05Z 2026-04-28T19:09:05Z Madeka public 7 I've been trying not to think about it but every once in a while something will remind me about L.'s leaving.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1518554" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1518256 2026-04-27T19:36:22Z 2026-04-27T19:36:22Z Spirit public 3 I'm about halfway through one of the books I bought day before yesterday. I think I'm going to save the other one till I go to Texas Thursday, I always get so bored on plane flights and it'll be nice to have something to read I haven't read already.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1518256" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1518014 2026-04-26T22:32:21Z 2026-04-26T22:32:21Z Sagittarius crazy public 3 I had so much fun yesterday! I went to a whole bunch of bookstores and I got a couple of books and they were giving out snacks and I entered a few raffles and they were doing karaoke at Green Apple at the end of the run (which I participated in). Green Apple is my favorite second hand bookstore and they always have the most fun stuff on Indy Bookstore Day, I've gotten everything from free tequila shots to John Lennon buttons to tarot readings there at both branches. I only went to the 9th Avenue branch yesterday because there wasn't time to go to both. They were selling a Yellow Submarine poster at Moe's I really wanted but I was going all over the place taking public transit with a backpack which is fine for books but a bit risky for posters.<br />Then I got home and somebody pulled the fire alarm in the middle of the damn night. Earlier this afternoon I was trying to ask around to see if there was actually a fire but all I was able to find out is one of my neighbors' has a very stupid daughter who apparently thought it was more important to lecture me about Jesus than whether there was a fire or not. I knew she was a dumbass because I got on the elevator with her while I was wearing a bathing suit, dripping wet and carrying a towel and she asked me if I had been swimming!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1518014" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1517702 2026-04-24T20:06:28Z 2026-04-24T20:06:28Z Beethoven public 4 Super looking forward to tomorrow, it's Indie Bookstore Day, I'm going to get my backpack and go bookstore hopping as much as I can!<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1517702" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1517328 2026-04-23T20:27:29Z 2026-04-23T20:27:29Z Mozart public 2 Shame on you Twinings. You got rid of Lapsang Souchong.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1517328" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1517259 2026-04-22T21:38:56Z 2026-04-22T21:38:56Z the Chambers Bros public 15 Yesterday my sister called me and said that when I come to Texas to see my family a week from tomorrow, because we live far apart and have missed a lot of holidays and birthdays, because I love the Beatles and my most recent birthday was the 64th one, they wanted to give me a Beatle themed birthday party, even though my actual birthday was two months ago. This friend of my sister's husband owns a local restaurant and they're going to have a Beatle cover band there! I'm super happy they're doing this although I kind of suspect at least part of the reason they're doing this is because they feel sorry for me because of L. leaving.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1517259" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1516850 2026-04-21T19:55:20Z 2026-04-21T19:55:20Z Red Hot Chili Peppers public 4 I was going to go swimming but it's too rainy.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1516850" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1516716 2026-04-20T18:56:59Z 2026-04-20T18:56:59Z Weezer public 4 Had some Yorkshire Gold tea. I'm in the middle of doing my laundry and then later I have to go to the drugstore. I don't like going to that drugstore. Every time I go there something annoying happens. Last time I had to stand around for about twenty minutes not doing anything because they lock almost everything up because of shoplifters and you have to wait for them to bother with going over there and unlocking it.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1516716" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1516492 2026-04-19T20:23:54Z 2026-04-19T20:23:54Z Billy Joe Royal public 2 here's a meme:<br /><br /><br />1. Bagels or donuts?<br />Depends on my mood and where I am and what I'm doing.<br /><br />2. Bar soap or body wash?<br />Bar<br /><br />3. Being afraid or being embarrassed?<br />both suck<br /><br />4. Big bash or intimate gathering?<br />I love either<br /><br />5. Board games or video games?<br />Board games.<br /><br /><br />6. Bridgerton or The Crown?<br />I watched the Crown but got really bored. Never seen Bridgerton.<br /><br />7. Cardio or weights?<br />Swimming laps is cardio, isn't it?<br /><br />8. Carpet or hardwood?<br />either<br /><br />9. Clue/Cluedo or Monopoly?<br />I guess Monopoly, I haven't played Clue since I was a kid.<br /><br />10. Cook or do the dishes?<br />COOK. I hate washing dishes.<br /><br />11. Damp socks or a pebble in your shoe?<br />Pebbles are easier to get rid of.<br /><br />12. Dragons or unicorns?<br />Both are cool<br /><br />13. Family vacation or solo trip?<br />Solo trip, or with my friends if that was an option<br /><br />14. Fork or spoon?<br />doesn't that depend on what you're eating?<br /><br />15. General admission or assigned seats?<br />either as long as I can get a good one<br /><br />16. Give or receive?<br />both<br /><br />17. Hot cocoa or hot cider?<br />Hot cocoa. I had some just yesterday.<br /><br />18. Iced tea or hot tea?<br />Hot tea, always!<br /><br />19. Italian food or Mexican food?<br />I love both. I guess it depends on where I am.<br /><br />20. Long car ride or short plane trip?<br />L. is about the only person I like long car rides with.<br /><br />21. Mountains or beach?<br />Beach.<br /><br />22. Movie candy or popcorn?<br />Popcorn. Movie theater candy is too expensive but I will cop to sneaking candy into the theater in my purse or backpack.<br /><br />23. Musical theater or concert?<br />depends on what it is<br /><br />24. Nightlight or no light?<br />I haven't used a nightlight since I was a little kid..<br /><br />25. Ninja attack or pirate attack?<br />Maybe the pirates would let me join them....<br /><br />26. Outer space or bottom of the ocean?<br />Outer space.<br /><br />27. Painful truth or comforting lie?<br />Painful truth.<br /><br />28. Pancakes or waffles?<br />either<br /><br />29. Passion or friendship?<br />Friendship.<br /><br />30. Phone call or text?<br />Text.<br /><br />31. Pizza or tacos?<br />Pizza, but I sure do love tacos, too.<br /><br />32. Play or concert?<br />depends on what/who it is<br /><br />33. Playlists or podcasts?<br />depends on the content and my mood<br /><br />34. Puzzles or coloring books?<br />Puzzles.<br /><br />35. Rain or snow?<br />neither. ugh.<br /><br />36. Ramen or pho?<br />either<br /><br />37. River or lake?<br />I do like hanging out down by Lake Merritt as much as any other Oaklander.<br /><br />38. Roller coaster or Ferris wheel?<br />Ferris wheel.<br /><br />39. Roller skates or ice skates?<br />Neither. I can't handle either.<br /><br />40. Salt or pepper?<br />Pepper<br /><br />41. Singing in the shower or singing in the car?<br />Singing in the car unless L. is driving. She doesn't like the way I sing.<br /><br />42. Skinny fries or thick cut?<br />either<br /><br />43. Sneezing or coughing?<br />I've been having some sort of allergy lately so I'm getting sick of sneezing.<br /><br />44. Snowboarding or skateboarding?<br />Neither, but I do like watching skateboarding<br /><br />45. Snowmen or sandcastles?<br />sand castles<br /><br />46. Spicy or mild?<br />Spicy usually.<br /><br />47. Street food or fine dining?<br />either one, depending on my mood and where I am<br /><br />48. Subtitles or dubbed?<br />Subtitles. 100% 10000% 10000000%<br /><br />49. Wine or beer?<br />either one, depending on my mood, where I am and what I'm eating<br /><br />50. Zoo or aquarium?<br />zoo<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1516492" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1516232 2026-04-18T19:39:27Z 2026-04-18T19:39:27Z the McCoys chipper public 3 Had a great swim this morning. I think later this afternoon I'll go down to Lakeshore and see if there's anything interesting going on over there before I go to Trader Joe and get tortillas and beans and other stuff to make burritos.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1516232" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1515868 2026-04-17T20:35:06Z 2026-04-17T20:35:06Z the Beatles public 2 I miss Monkey King. I'm going to try to make the Vietnamese chicken wings again but I'm using a different recipe because the last time I tried to do this they didn't come out right. The only thing I need for this new recipe that I don't already have is southeast Asian fish sauce.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1515868" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1515680 2026-04-16T19:00:16Z 2026-04-16T19:00:16Z Kill Bill soundtrack public 5 My friends had to cancel dinner tomorrow. :(<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1515680" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1515306 2026-04-15T17:35:51Z 2026-04-15T17:35:51Z the Turtles public 2 Had some PG tips. I had a lot of fun with my friends last night at skeptics in the pub. Even the one guy I'm not crazy about mostly kept his mouth shut. Also in a good mood because some other friends invited me to a new restaurant day after tomorrow.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1515306" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1515059 2026-04-14T23:40:03Z 2026-04-14T23:40:03Z the Beatles public 2 Had the last of my Ahmad English Tea no. 1 this morning. Wasted a lot of time going to stores looking for another package of it. At least I'm going to skeptics in the pub night tonight. Also heard from L. after over a week but all she said was that she was going to see a movie.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1515059" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1514788 2026-04-13T19:19:23Z 2026-04-13T19:19:23Z Dave Brubeck public 1 The concert yesterday was great, nothing interesting to do for the rest of the week now as far as I know though.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1514788" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1514698 2026-04-12T16:15:59Z 2026-04-12T16:15:59Z Xcultures public 3 Got up early to go to Arizmendi to get a cinnamon roll for my breakfast this morning as well as some other goodies. Looking forward to going to a concert this afternoon.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1514698" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1514262 2026-04-11T18:39:07Z 2026-04-11T18:39:07Z Nataraj XT public 0 It's still raining and I gotta go to the drugstore.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1514262" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1514198 2026-04-10T19:46:16Z 2026-04-10T19:46:16Z Ancient Future blah public 1 Nothing going on today and it's raining.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1514198" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1513914 2026-04-09T20:02:11Z 2026-04-09T20:02:11Z Nitin Sawhney public 1 Not much going on here. Swam my laps this morning and late yesterday afternoon. I think I'll stick to doing that in the mornings as much as possible because I'm sick of my neighbors' kids staring at me like I'm some kind of freak. They do this right in front of their moms and nobody tries to tell them to stop it. When I was a kid my mom would have read me the riot act for doing that crap.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1513914" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1513586 2026-04-08T22:18:17Z 2026-04-08T22:18:17Z Dave Brubeck public 3 Had some orange blossom tea. I went out for a short walk but it wiped me out, (damn arthritis) I was looking for a book in one of my neighborhood bookstores but I couldn't find one I wanted, I'm going to wait till Indie Bookstore Day which is in over two weeks, I'm more likely to find something I want then. Had a little sushi for lunch, went home and watched CSI, konked out briefly, talked to a friend on the phone about possibly going to a concert Sunday and am now waiting for a lemon pound cake to finish baking.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1513586" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1513290 2026-04-07T23:45:31Z 2026-04-07T23:45:31Z Thelonious Monk public 3 Got a ton of groceries, luckily this time the damn cart didn't lock up on me like it did on 3/20. And I got everything I wanted except the cinnamon rolls. I can just get the cinnamon rolls somewhere else later.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1513290" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1513155 2026-04-06T19:28:06Z 2026-04-06T19:28:06Z Antonio Carlos Jobim public 1 I have to do laundry, take out the garbage and empty out the dishwasher today, those are all rather boring activities, I think I'll put on a podcast later.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1513155" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1512933 2026-04-05T21:37:59Z 2026-04-05T21:37:59Z Radiohead public 4 Had some Downton Abbey estate tea. Watched Life of Brian, I love Monty Python.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1512933" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2014-10-03:2327109:1512602 2026-04-04T17:09:45Z 2026-04-04T17:09:45Z Isaac Hayes public 2 Had a great time yesterday hanging out with a friend.<br />The pool water is freezing cold again. Apparently the heater busted. I swam my laps anyway.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=greghousesgf&ditemid=1512602" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments